The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1887-06-16

ghtter1ng things that could Do prougnt
together.
The new home Of the Goelets 10
large and handsome. The hall doors
are double, and Of rounds Of stained
glass, and the hall is worthy Of at least
column Of description but in this short
article I only wish to mention the parlors,
so will pass over the hall, at the right Of
which 10 the door leading into the grand
salon.
There 10 no carpet on the floor, which
10 made Of polished oak, laid in the most
exact manner. The walls are made Of
panelings in cream color with fine gold
holdings, 20 narrow that they serve
only as thread Of gold in embroidery
to throw out the delicate beauty Of the
pattern. The ceiling represents the firm
ament and all around the wall is frieze,
consisting Of paintings on wood by cele-
brated artists. The subject is Of nymphs
and children playing among fields Of
flowers, and they are all done in pale,
delicate tints, exquisitely soft, chaste and
pleasing.
The parlor fronts east and north, and
has large windows, each hung with cur
tains Of solid tapestry, each one Of
which must have required two years
steady labor, II being the fine old cross.
stitch embroidery. The curtains have Dor.
ders Of cream color in which are worked
exquisite flowers, the colors of which
have mellowed by time into perfect har-
mony. There is the most beautiful
chandelier of brass and crystal, which Is
remarkably light and graceful, though It
is 30 large.
A large chimney of carved white mar
BILE fills the space between the windows,
and is fitted with wrought brass furnish
ings, and above the mantel is q large pier
glass. In all the corners of the room are
snyx vases, from five to six feet tall, elab-
orately carved and almost priceless. Be-
fore the chimney lies an immense tiger
skin and here and there an elegant
tapestry rug.
out tne cnairs are each and every one
q study. The woodwork is gilt and
white. They are lightly but solidly
made and every one is an exact copy, -
is the whole room in fact, of the grand
salon Of the palace of Versailles. Each
back and bottom of the chair is made Of
cross-stitch tapestry representing Wat.
teau pictures, the coloring and work in
every particular reproducing those
famous paintings. 1t takes close examina-
tion to convince one that this has indeed
been wrought by hands and not by some
loom. There are eight chairs, two arm
chairs and two tabourets. There is no
table and no picture on the walls-no
huddled-up mess Of bric-a-brac, nothing
to disfgure the severe simplicity of this
perfect room.
Opening with large sliding doors into
this is a smaller parlor. The walls in
this are hung with tapestry, representing
hunting scenes, set in carved white PAN
els which are picked out with gold.
Here there Is no carpet, but large rug
is placed in the middle Of the floor.
There are pale blue satin chairs, the
backs and bottoms of which have tapes
try centres with hunting scenes worked
upon them In the same fine close stitch.
At the doors are tapestry portieres held
by handsome gilt chains. This room Is
. perfect copy of boudoir in the palace
of Little Trianon. There Is q chimney
in this room, and ON the mantel pale
blue lapiz-lazuli boat with twenty silver
rowers, each Of whom holds silver
torch, and these give all the light re-
quired. A more charming room or con-
ceit in chandeliers was never made.
Opening from this room is the music
room, which is an extension of the grand
salon like the other and there is here no
carpet, only q great tiger-skin and one
or two other rugs. A grand piano, a few
ebony and pale blue satin chairs, a richly
carved music-rack, and magnificent
bronze and crystal chandeliers furnish
this room. The library adjoins, but as
1t is not parlor / win leave that out
and pass swiftly through the vestibule,
the little hall, and the enormous square
hall of the home of the late W. H.
Vanderbilt, to the grand salon there.
1t opens from the eastern side of the
great, square hall, and on each side of
the door are life-size, full-length portraits
Of the late Commodore Vanderbilt and
tho AoSO w AAAOuu AZ v6uuCIUI1t, tu0
owner of the house. ! should say these
portraits are in the hall.
AT the large door hang heavy portieres
Of tapestry, lined with rich yellow satin.
Directly opposite the door is bay-win-
dow, and at the north end Of the parlor
are wide doors which lead into the
library, which was Mr.. Vanderbilts Wn
private room and where he died, and at
the south end into the Japanese parlor.
The ceiling 10 decorated in q striking
manner and all around the wall fiieze
represents an allegoric fable in enormous
figures and in high colors. At the BAY
window are tapestry curtains and In
panels ON the walls; but somehow they
do not seem to be the right thing in the
right place here. In each of the angles
Of the parlor is set high pier glass, with
Q frame made Of cut glass, its facets
throwing of sparks Of light in every
direction. On the west side are two
enormous cabinets Of richly wrought brass
and mother-of-pearl, with looking glass
ON top, and in the shelving stand num-
berless little objects Of virtu and value.
In one or two panels against the wall
are placed stands of armor-shield, lance.
sword, helmet, etc.-all of the rarest and
mOat cOat1v wOrkmanahin On tho Nocr